Highly-acclaimed musical An American in Paris will arrive in cinemas on 16 May 2018 (excluding North America and Japan).
An American in Paris premiered in 2014 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris before transferring to the Palace Theatre on Broadway, where it became the most awarded musical of the 2015/16 season, including four Tony Awards. A major North American tour continues now and a new production will open in Tokyo in January 2019.
With the music and lyrics of George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, book by Craig Lucas and direction and choreography by Christopher Wheeldon, the production is inspired by the Oscar-winning MGM film and tells the impassioned story of discovering love in the ‘City of Light’ in 1945.
Marc Allenby of Trafalgar Releasing said of the acquisition: “An American in Paris is one of the biggest productions to hit the West End this decade with outstanding performances, memorable tunes, beautiful costumes and exceptional sets. We can’t wait to share this production with audiences in cinemas around the world throughout 2018.”
The film stars Tony Award nominees, New York City Ballet principle dancer Robert Fairchild as Jerry Mulligan and British Royal Ballet dancer Leanne Cope as Lise Dassin, reprising their roles from the original Broadway production and a company of more than 50 actors, dancers and musicians including Haydn Oakley as Henri Baurel, Zoë Rainey as Milo Davenport, David Seadon-Young as Adam Hochberg and Jane Asher as Madame Baurel.
The company also features: Julian Forsyth and Ashley Andrews, Sophie Apollonia, Zoe Arshamian, Sarah Bakker, James Barton, Alicia Beck, Chrissy Brooke, James Butcher, Jonathan Caguioa, Jennifer Davison, Katie Deacon, Rebecca Fennelly, Sebastian Goffin, Alyn Hawke, Nicky Henshall, Genevieve Heron, Amy Hollins, Frankie Jenna, Justin-Lee Jones, Robin Kent, Kristen McGarrity, Julia J. Nagle, Daniela Norman, Aaron Smyth, Todd Talbot, Max Westwell, Jack Wilcox, Carrie Willis, Stuart Winter and Liam Wrate.
An American in Paris is directed and choreographed by the internationally renowned, British-born Christopher Wheeldon, recipient of the Tony Award in 2015 for Best Choreographer for this production.
The set and costumes are designed by Bob Crowley with projections by 59 Productions, lighting by Natasha Katz and sound by Jon Weston.
The musical score is adapted, arranged and supervised by Rob Fisher with orchestrations by Christopher Austin and Bill Elliott; dance arrangements by Sam Davis; musical supervision by Todd Ellison; and musical direction by John Rigby.
Tickets for An America in Paris will be on sale from Friday 12 January at 9am and can be purchased at AnAmericanInParisCinema.com.
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